List of Dragon Ball episodes - WikipediaDragon Ball is the first of two anime adaptations of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama Produced by Toei Animation, the anime series premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on February 26, 1986, and ran until April 19, 1989 Spanning 153 episodes (Episode 140 was delayed by the death of Emperor Hirohito), it covers the first 194 chapters of the 519 chapter-long manga series